conservation biology of freshwater and marine ecosystems
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Conservation biology of freshwater and marine ecosystems, river catchments and deadwood, river restoration projects, stream macro-invertebrates, pond biodiversity in golf courses, agriculture intensity, land sharing vs. land sparing, integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservationTRANSCRIPT
Biodiversity Conservation – week 5
Marco Pautasso (marpauta at gmail.com)
London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010
Biodiversity Conservationmain topics – week 5
Freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity conservation along the coasts, in seas and oceans
Publications on freshwater biodiversity
Oertli et al. (2009) Hydrobiologia
Perception of deadwood in streams
Chin et al. (2008) Environmental Management
Perception of deadwood in streams
Chin et al. (2008) Environmental Management
Living wood in streams
Opperman (2007) Earth Surface and Processes
Pond biodiversity and golf courses in Stockholm
Colding et al. (2009) Ecological Applications
Pond biodiversity and golf courses in Stockholm
Colding et al. (2009) Ecological Applications
Freshwater habitats: some definitions
Davies et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation
Freshwater biodiversity and agriculture
Davies et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation
Freshwater biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Davies et al. (2008) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Freshwater biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Davies et al. (2008) Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Estonian river catchments and trends in nutrient concentrations
Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring
Estonian river catchments and trends in nutrient concentrations
Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring
Land use and human population in Estonian river catchments
data from: Iital et al. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring
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Endemic stream macro-invertebrates in South France
Brown et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
River restoration projects in Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein
Kail et al. (2007) Journal of Applied Ecology
Cross-taxon congruence in freshwater biodiversity
Heino (2010) Ecological Indicators
Freshwater species introductions in the UK
Keller et al. (2009) Conservation Biology
Freshwater species introductions in the UK
Keller et al. (2009) Conservation Biology
Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History
Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History
Biodiversity conservation and the Three Gorges Dam in China
Lopez-Pujol & Ren (2009) Journal of Natural History
Biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal region, Brazil
Lourival et al. (2009) Wetlands
Biodiversity conservation in the Pantanal region, Brazil
Lourival et al. (2009) Wetlands
Freshwater conservation: the need for an upstream view
Nel et al. (2009) Aquatic Conservation
Species-area relationships in ponds?
Oertli et al. (2002) Biological Conservation
European ecoregions
Muecher et al. (2009) Landscape and Urban Planning
Ecoregions in South Africa
Nel et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Ecoregions in South Africa
Nel et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Integrating terrestrial and freshwater conservation
Amis et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Grazing marshes in the South-East of England
Ormerod et al. (2010) Conservation Biology
Conservation value of snails in grazing marshes in SE England
Ormerod et al. (2010) Conservation Biology
Global map of forested regions
Schmitt et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Global protection status of forests
Schmitt et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
Biodiversity research by country
Hendriks & Duarte (2008) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
terrestrial marine freshwater
Temporal trends in research on biodiversity
Hendriks & Duarte (2008) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Global patterns in tortoise and freshwater turtle biodiversity
Buhlmann et al. (2009) Chelonian Conservation and Biology
~320 spp of tortoises and freshwater turtles, 40% threatened
Marine protected areas in the Philippines
Weeks et al. (2009) Conservation Biology
Marine biodiversity in the world oceans and in the Mediterranean
Bianchi & Morri (2000) Marine Pollution Bulletin
Mediterranean geologic history
Bianchi & Morri (2000) Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine genetic diversity: evolution of measurement methods
Feral (2002) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
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Roberts et al. (2002) Science
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lobsters
ReferencesBarbosa AM, Fontaneto D, Marini L & Pautasso M (2010) Positive regional species–people correlations: a sampling artefact or a key issue for sustainable development? Animal Conservation 13: 446-447Cantarello E, Steck CE, Fontana P, Fontaneto D, Marini L & Pautasso M (2010) A multi-scale study of Orthoptera species richness and human population size controlling for sampling effort. Naturwissenschaften 97: 265-271Golding J, Güsewell S, Kreft H, Kuzevanov VY, Lehvävirta S, Parmentier I & Pautasso M (2010) Species-richness patterns of the living collections of the world's botanic gardens: a matter of socio-economics? Annals of Botany 105: 689-696Pautasso M (2009) Geographical genetics and the conservation of forest trees. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Systematics & Evolution 11: 157-189Pautasso M & Chiarucci A (2008) A test of the scale-dependence of the species abundance-people correlation for veteran trees in Italy. Annals of Botany 101: 709-715 Pautasso M & Dinetti M (2009) Avian species richness, human population and protected areas across Italy’s regions. Environmental Conservation 36: 22-31Pautasso M & Gaston KJ (2006) A test of the mechanisms behind avian generalized individuals-area relationships. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15: 303-317 Pautasso M & Fontaneto D (2008) A test of the species-people correlation for stream macro-invertebrates in European countries. Ecological Applications 18: 1842-1849Pautasso M & Parmentier I (2007) Are the living collections of the world’s botanical gardens following species-richness patterns observed in natural ecosystems? Botanica Helvetica 117: 15-28Pautasso M & Powell G (2009) Aphid biodiversity is correlated with human population in European countries. Oecologia 160: 839-846Pautasso M & Weisberg PJ (2008) Density-area relationships: the importance of the zeros. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17: 203-210Pautasso M & Zotti M (2009) Macrofungal taxa and human population in Italy's regions. Biodiversity & Conservation 18: 473-485Pautasso M et al (2010) Plant health and global change – some implications for landscape management. Biological Reviews 85: 729-755Pecher C, Fritz S, Marini L, Fontaneto D & Pautasso M (2010) Scale-dependence of the correlation between human population and the species richness of stream macroinvertebrates. Basic Applied Ecology 11: 272-280Schlick-Steiner B, Steiner F & Pautasso M (2008) Ants and people: a test of two mechanisms behind the large-scale human-biodiversity correlation for Formicidae in Europe. Journal of Biogeography 35: 2195-2206Steck CE & Pautasso M (2008) Human population, grasshopper and plant species richness in European countries. Acta Oecologica 34: 303-310